Won't allow mining beyond sustainable capacity: CM
12 March 2012 21:39 IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government plans to reduce its dependency on mining revenue while also restricting mining activity to sustainable capacity. READ
Parrikar to present budget on 21 March
09 March 2012 22:43 IST
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar will present his maiden budget on 21 March. READ
No mining lease without central nod: SC
01 March 2012 20:03 IST
Expressing concern over growing illegal mining in the country, the Supreme Court has ruled that the states and Union Territories can now grant leases for mining minor minerals in less than 5 hectares or renew ... READ
Casino operators deny terrorist funding
27 January 2012 19:39 IST
The casino operators in Goa today refuted the suggestion that casinos could be acting as fronts for money-laundering or for funding the terrorists. READ
GCCI objects to hike in iron ore export duty
04 January 2012 20:09 IST
Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today said that hike in the export duty for Iron ore will make low grade ore exports from the coastal state totally unviable. READ
Sunburn kicks off
28 December 2011 19:19 IST
The fifth edition of the Goa Sunburn Festival 2011 kicked off yesterday at Candolim beach near here with several thousand people thronging to attend the gala event. READ
Terror alert sounded ahead of Christmas
05 December 2011 22:26 IST
Goa's popular beaches are put on alert following specific inputs regarding terror threats to the Western Coast, ahead of Christmas and New Year festivities, police said on Monday. READ
India cautioned of plundering with natural resources
18 November 2011 23:25 IST
Likening India's export of raw material to China and import of finished goods in return, to the Colonial trade of the East India Company, a senior official of the Union Steel Ministry today expressed caution ... READ
Iron ore export may slowdown: Steel Ministry
17 November 2011 23:58 IST
Painting a bleak picture, the Steel Ministry today said iron ore exports will be under pressure and overall growth of the industry may be affected due to global competition and market forces over the next ... READ
International mining meet in Goa this week
15 November 2011 22:55 IST Indian and international iron ore industry players and officials of the Union Steel Ministry will gather in Goa for two-day conference against the backdrop of crisis looming over the mining industry in the state. READ
